Alfred Goodwill
| Alfred Goodwill | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 7, 1830 London, England |
| Died | November 27, 1905 (aged 75) Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Resting place | Minden Cemetery |
| Nationality | English-American |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Elizabeth Ford Farley (died) |
| Children |
From first marriage: |
| Parent(s) | John and Susannah Goodwill |
| Relatives |
Murphy J. Foster, Jr. (great-grandson) |
(1) Elizabeth Ford Farley (died)
From first marriage:
Alfred Jasper Goodwill
Alice Goodwill Bryce
Algernon Sidney Goodwill (died in infancy)
Edgar Goodwill
Kate Goodwill
Christopher Goodwill
From second marriage:
Olive Goodwill Roberts
Harry G. Goodwill
Susan Goodwill
Murphy J. Foster, Jr. (great-grandson)
Jasper Goodwill (grandson)
Alfred Goodwill, known as Captain Goodwill (November 7, 1830 – November 27, 1905), was a native of London, England, who was a pioneer in the settlement of Claiborne and Webster parishes in northwestern Louisiana, USA. In 1880, he established the largest general store in the state of Louisiana in Minden, the seat of government of Webster Parish.
He was the maternal great-grandfather of former Louisiana Governor Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr.
Goodwill left England after the death of his parents, John and Susannah Goodwill. in the 1850 census, he was a tailor and a boarder in Shreveport in Caddo Parish. He was later a clerk in a store in Webster Parish. He fought in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, during which he acquired the title "Captain" which followed him for the remainder of his life. From his first wife, Elizabeth Ford Farley (1834-1869), he had five children, the oldest of which was Alfred Jasper Goodwill (1855-1937), the father of the 1955 to 1958 mayor of Minden, Jasper Goodwill. The other children were Alice G. Bryce (1858-1947), Edgar (1862-1913), Kate l (1864-1879), and Christopher (1867-1901). In 1873, four years after Elizabeth's death, Captain Goodwill relocated from Claiborne Parish, where he was a large property owner, to Minden. He was joined by his second wife, the former Ida Victoria Hill (1838-1937), a native of Arkansas. In 1882, Goodwill opened an 18,000-square foot general store in Minden, a "superstore" believed at the time to be the largest such enterprise in the state. One could purchase from this store groceries, candies, pharmaceutical supplies, dry goods, hardware, a buggy, and even a coffin and embalming fluid.
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